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Aaron Heilman, who carried an 8.15 ERA into the game, gave up the last two runs against the Nationals in the ninth inning. His ERA stands at an atrocious 8.68.

The rest of the bullpen got through the game without incident. Micah Owings pitched the sixth and seventh innings while Esmerling Vasquez took the eighth.

Jordan Zimmerman was solid on the bump for the Nationals, throwing seven innings of one-run ball. The Diamondbacks got their only run in the seventh inning after Miguel Montero doubled to lead off the frame, moved to third on a sacrifice fly by Xavier Nady, and scored on a Gerardo Parra groundout.

Otherwise, it was a quiet game for the Diamondbacks and a bit of a letdown after Wednesday night's come-from-behind win against the Marlins.